Charles Fey developed the first commercially
successful slot machine in his San Francisco machine shop around 1896. Made of cast iron with three internal reels, a slot
for taking in coins and an external lever for activating the machine, it quickly became a staple of saloons, gambling houses
and even many retail stores (where patrons would trade their winnings for goods from the store – hence the term "trade
goods").
Today, no casino would be complete without the gleaming rows of the one-armed bandits. Slot Machines have
expanded from the original design to today's multiple offerings – multi-line slots, video slots, and poker slots have
become the new favorites, making the Slot Machine one of the most popular casino games today.
Single-Line Slots
You
can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the slot. Putting chips in the slot increases your coin credits based on the
coin setting for the machine and the dollar value of the chips. Each slot machine can be set to play $0.25 coins, $1 coins
or $5 coins. If you put a $10 Casino chip in a slot machine with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If you change
the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
The single-line slot machine has
one Pay Line in the center of the reel. The number of coins bet per game (a pull or spin) can range from a minimum of 1 coin
to a maximum of 3 coins. The setting for the number of coins bet per game is shown in the COINS BET meter. The machine sets
Coins Bet to 1 by default. If you want to bet two coins, click BET ONE to increase your bet by one coin. (If you click it
again, your bet goes to 3 coins, and once more will bring the bet back to 1 coin). You can click BET MAX to set Coins Bet
to 3. Once you set the Coins Bet number, the machine will use this value for each pull or spin until you change it to another
value.
Payouts are as shown in the payout table at the top of each slot machine game. There area variety of slots
games, each with unique themes and different payout tables. The payout tables have rows containing the payout amounts for
various winning combinations of reel symbols at the Play Line. Each combination has 3 possible payout amounts, depending on
the number in the Coins Bet meter. As you change the Coins Bet value, the vertical column of payout amounts for that Coins
Bet number will be highlighted.
3-line Slot Machines
You can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the slot.
Putting chips in the slot increases your coin credits based on the coin setting for the machine and the dollar value of the
chips. Each slot machine can be set to play $0.25, $0.50, $1, $2 or $5 coins. If you put a $10 Casino chip in a slot machine
with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If you change the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will increase
to 40 (for a $10 chip).
Multi-coin Slot Machines
The Multi-coin Slot Machines automatically select all 3 lines
regardless of how many coins you choose to bet. You may bet anywhere from 1 to 3 coins of any value and you will still be
eligible to win on all 3 lines.
Multi-line Slot Machines
The Multi-line Slot Machines will allow you to choose
the number of lines you wish to activate through your choice of the number of coins. Betting 1 coin (of any value) will activate
the 1st play line, betting 2 coins will activate the 1st and 2nd play lines, and betting 3 coins will activate all three play
lines.
Multi-coin Slot Machines
To play the Multi-coin Slot Machine just drop Casino chips into the slot and
pull the handle (by clicking on it) or click the SPIN button to rotate the reels. The reels will spin independently and then
come to rest randomly on various symbols at the 3 Play Lines (three horizontal lines running across the reels). The Multi-coin
Slot Machine will always activate all 3 play lines regardless of the number of coins you choose to bet.
If any of
the play lines display a winning combination according to the posted payout table, the machine will pay out the indicated
amount(s) by increasing your coin credits (shown as a CREDIT meter on the machine face). Multiple winning combinations will
be added up. For example, if you have two winning combinations on lines 2 and 3, you will be paid for both lines.
Multi-line
Slot Machines
To play the Multi-line Slot Machine just drop Casino chips into the slot and pull the handle (by clicking
on it) or click the SPIN button to rotate the reels. You may bet 1 to 3 coins to activate 1 to 3 play lines - the total number
of coins bet equals the total number of activated play lines. The reels will spin independently and then come to rest randomly
on various symbols at the Play Lines (three horizontal lines running across the reels). The activated play lines will be lit
up, the inactive play lines will be grayed out.
If any of the activated play lines display a winning combination according
to the posted payout table, the machine will pay out the indicated amount(s) by increasing your coin credits (shown as a CREDIT
meter on the machine face). Multiple winning combinations will be added up. For example, if you have two winning combinations
on lines 2 and 3, you will be paid for both lines.
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